Weather Records on 7 March 1978

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1978. Highest significance: Hewitt, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1978

On 7 March 1978, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 915 daily.
Hewitt set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 7 March 1978.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 7 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	246.5 mm (9.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gerald	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 282.

Records on 7 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	282

Records on 7 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 37, daily 915.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1978

Top 20 records on 7 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1978	Hewitt, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1978	Charleston, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Palestine, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Mattoon, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Usina Do Chicao, BR	monthly rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Three Rivers, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Melstone, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Ringwood, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Carlisle, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Archer City 2W, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Windsor, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Angola, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Corsicana, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 959 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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Data for records on 1978-03-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 March 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 100	673
100 to 200	85
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1